Isna

إسنا

A city on the west bank of the Nile, one of the old towns built by the early Copts. It has farms, orchards, a quiet and secure setting, and plentiful grapes carried to all of Egypt. Remains of Coptic buildings and monuments survive there. 1

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Esna is a town on the west bank of the Nile, one of the ancient towns built by the first Copts, according to al-Idrisi. It has farms, orchards, safety and calm, and many grapes, carried from it to all the land of Egypt. Remains of building and traces of the Copts are still there. 2

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Baha' al-Din al-Qifti, qadi of Isna

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الشيخ عز الدين بن عبد السلام· Baha' al-Din al-Qifti, qadi of Isna

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  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 129
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.129
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